Overshoe clasp



May 13 1924.

H. G. GREATHOUSE OVERSHOE CLASP iled May 19. 1923 Patented May 13, 1924.

UNITED STATES HOLLY G. GREATHOUSE, O'F DAWES, WEST VIRGINA.

OVERSHO'E CLASP.

Application filed May 19,

To @ZZ whom it may concern.'

Beit known that I, HOLLY Gr. GrREA'iL HOUSE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dawes, in the county of Kanawha and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Overshoe Clasps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of the present invention is to provide a clasp for holding an overshoe or rubber in position and prevent its pulling off when stepping into a muddy place in the road.

A further purpose of the invention is the provision of a clasp embodying two parts only which when assembled are made secure without the use of extraneous fastem ing means, said clasp comprising a clip for gripping the shoe and a companion clip for gripping the overshoe or rubber, the clasp being readily applied to the shoe and adapt- @5 ed to be easily removed therefrom by proper manipulation.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invention is understood.

While the drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the' invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the application:

40 Figure 1 is a side view of the clasp, showing it applied,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the clasp,

Figure 3 is a detail view of the blank from which the shoe clip is formed.

Figure 4 is a detailL view of the blank from which the overshoe clip is formed, and

Figure 5 is a rear view of the clasp, the dotted lines showing the overshoe clip prior to folding the arms thereof.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The overshoe clasp comprises two mem- 1923. Serial N0. 640,157.

bers, a shoe clip 1 and an overshoe clip 2, each being .formed from a blank of spring metal which is bent into .the form substantially as shown, the two being secured by an interlocking of the one with the other. Both clips are approximately of U-form, the shoe clip having its middle portion widened and provided with spaced slots 3 extending transversely thereof. The arms 4 of the shoe clip curve slightly and their terminal portions curve downwardly and inwardly, as indicated at 5, the extremities being enlarged to grip opposite sides of the shoeopposite the hollow of the foot and in advance of the heel. The inner side of the clip 1 is hollow or concave to conform approximately to the outward curvature of the heel portion of a shoe.

The overshoe clip 2 has a centrally disposed crimp or loop 6, the closed end of which passes through the slots 3 of the shoe clip 1. The arms 7 of the clip 2 are bent so as to overlap and lie close against the arms 4 of the shoe clip. The side members of the clip or loop 6 are folded upon themselves to bring the arms 7 of the clip 2 opposite the arms 4 of the clip 1, thereby preventing separation of the clips after they have been assembled. The inner faces of the arms 7 conform to the outer convex faces of the arms 4.

The clasps will be provided in different sizes for different sizes of shoes and when the clasp is in position, the arms 4 of the clip 1 extend along opposite sides of the shoe above the counter, and the enlarged and downwardly curved ends 5 grip opposite sides of the shoe forwardly of the heel and about in line with the hollow of the foot. The rear portion of the clip 1 which is widened engages the rear of the shoe opposite the counter, the clip being so formed as to closely fit and firmly grip the heel portion of the shoe. When the overshoe or rubber is placed in position by being drawn over the shoe, the upper edge portion of the heel is drawn over the shoe clip 1 and between said shoe clip and the overshoe clip 2 and is firmly gripped between the arms 4 and 7 of the two clips comprising the clasp.

What is claimed is: t

1. An overshoe clasp comprising a shoe clip adapted to grip the heel portion of a shoe, and an overshoe clip adapted to grip the overshoe between the two clips, the latter being connected in the rear.

2.'An overshoe clasp comprising a shoe clip and an overshoe clip, the two clips loeing connected in the rear and having a portion of one engaging a portion of the other.

3. An overshoe clasp comprising a shoe clip having spaced transversely disposed slots in its rear portion, and an overshoe elip having a Crimp or loop in the rear with the closed portion of the crimp passing through the said slots of the shoe clip and having side portions of the crimp folded to bring the arms of the two clips in overlapping position.

il. An overshoe clasp comprising a shoe elip of substantially U-form and having the forward ends of the arms curved downwardly and inwardly to grip opposite sides of the shoe forwardly of the heel and opposite the hollow of the foot, and an overshoe clip carried by the shoe clip.

5. An overshoe clasp eamprising a Shoe clip having its rear portion widened and the forward portion of its arms curved downwardly and inwardly and having spaced slots in the rear widened portion of the clip, and an overshoe clip having a rearwardly disposed crimp or loop with its closed end engaging the transverse slots of the shoe clip and having the side portions of the crimp folded whereby to bring the arms opposite the arms of the shoe elip.

In testimony whereof l aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HOLLY G. GREATHOUSE. l/Vitnesses J. L. Fn'r'rr, JAMES HALL. 

